Hillary Clinton the best bet for four years from now

She plans to leave her job as secretary of state. She's 65 and can collect Social Security. But don't make the mistake of expecting her to stay "retired."

Hillary Clinton is by far the best bet as of now to run for and win the presidency in 2016.

She and her husband - former president Bill Clinton - are the most politically astute couple in this country. Expect her to lie low publicly for a little while. But both she and Bill will be working the backrooms to get ready for the next presidential election.

She'll be 69 four years from now. Sen. John McCain was 72 when he was the Republican candidate nominee in 2008. His age didn't hurt him. His smugness did.

If you agree with me that it's about time we had a female president, Hillary is clearly the one.

So how can we help make that happen? Start the talk now. With President Obama just re-elected for a second four-year term, some of us think it's too early to speculate about 2016. Nonsense. The most important public job on earth deserves the longest attention we can give it.

Barack Obama made history partly by becoming the first non-white to win the presidency. Hillary will be an even more significant story by becoming the first female to do so.

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Hillary Clinton the best bet for four years from now

She plans to leave her job as secretary of state. She's 65 and can collect Social Security. But don't make the mistake of expecting her to stay 'retired.' Hillary Clinton is by far the best bet as of